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Re: [LUG] XP and firewalls



On Tuesday 15 January 2002 9:00 pm, you wrote:
hi mathew,

be careful about connecting the XP machine directly to the internet -
see http://grc.com/default.htm

You can't believe everything that was feared about XP -

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/23517.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/19925.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/22509.html

The grc site has taken a lot of flak since Steve got hit by that script 
kiddie and went (IMHO) OTT in his response.

BTW - there are two great tools on the site for testing firewalls under
the shields up link - i managed a clean sweep - nothing to show [for now

Check before you recommend something:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/23033.html


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